CVE-2026-93864Published

Fireware OS Link Following in firewalld Allows Local Arbitrary File Overwrite as Root

Exact source revision recorded 27 Oct 2026 16:43:42 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-93864

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A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.

Source published: 27 Oct 2026 15:52:27 UTC
Source modified: 27 Oct 2026 15:52:27 UTC
Observed here: 27 Oct 2026 16:43:42 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H